diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix
index 181d6f949fe5..df34cfcc00ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pkgs.recurseIntoAttrs (rec {
   };
   
   kdegames = import ./games {
-    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl lib cmake qt4 perl;
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl lib cmake qt4 perl shared_mime_info;
     inherit kdelibs;
     inherit automoc4 phonon qca2;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/games/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/games/default.nix
index d65d2adb2a05..4337dc09117f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/games/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/games/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, lib, cmake, qt4, perl, kdelibs, automoc4, phonon, qca2}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, lib, cmake, qt4, perl, shared_mime_info, kdelibs, automoc4, phonon, qca2}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "kdegames-4.4.0";
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = mirror://kde/stable/4.4.0/src/kdegames-4.4.0.tar.bz2;
     sha256 = "1kg9xnl2vw43wmz2k6pcinp9rs7nfx5r4dmmir5m827xmxr8p9d0";
   };
-  buildInputs = [ cmake qt4 perl kdelibs automoc4 phonon qca2 ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake qt4 perl shared_mime_info kdelibs automoc4 phonon qca2 ];
   meta = {
     description = "KDE Games";
     homepage = http://www.kde.org;